The European Class Actions Forum 2025

Networking & Registration
09:00

Chairperson's Opening Remarks
09:30

Keynote Address
09:40

Identifying New Opportunities for EU Class Action Litigation
10:20

• Transposing cases from other jurisdictions to Europe
• Upcoming legislation with potential for group litigation
• The escalating value of class action claims

Networking & Refreshment Break
11:10

Managing Client Liability and Exposure in the European Union
11:35

• Forum shopping for best jurisdictions
• Understanding the temporal scope of the WAMCA regime
• Lessons learned from the first-class action cases

Opting Out - How Claims Have and Will Shape the European Group Litigation Landscape
12:25

• The increasing number of claims filed every year
• States which are staying Opt-In, and states considering Opt-Out
• Impact of Third-Party Funding

Networking & Lunch Break
13:15

Addressing Claims Valuation, Evidence and The Role of Experts in the European Union
14:15

• Comparison between different legal frameworks and if they prescribe reduced damages
• The lack of uniformity as to which economic model is used for damages assessment across member states
• What European parties can learn from established valuation structures abroad

Discussing Settlement Precedent for Class Action Claims
15:00

• Case Roundup: What we have seen in the past three years
• How courts determine fair settlement for plaintiffs
• Pre-trial negotiation strategies

Networking Refreshment Break
15:40

Addressing Litigation Funding and Insurance Prospects for European Class Action Cases
16:00

• Experience of funding and insuring cases in the past year
• Upcoming opportunities for litigation funding
• Strategies for funding litigation in states still yet to fully implement a regime

The Future of Class Actions in Europe and Precedent from Global Jurisdictions
16:40

• How the implementation of Europe’s RAD has compared to long-standing regimes in North America
• Which states might represent strong future jurisdictions to bring group litigation in
• Understanding where further cooperation between European and International practitioners is most effective

Chairperson's Closing Remarks
17:30

End of Day
17:40

Networking & Registration
09:00

Chairperson's Welcome Back Remarks
09:30

Fireside Chat: a Judiciary Perspective on Class Actions in Europe
09:40

Exploring Developments in Class Action Regimes Across Europe
10:20

• RAD implementation progress in the EU
• The rapid proliferation of class actions in Portugal
• Prospects for the Spanish regime with proposed legislation

Networking & Refreshment Break
11:10

Analysing the Rise of European Shareholder and Securities Disputes
11:40

• New standards in corporate compliance and director liability
• Economic analysis in Stock-Drop claims
• Group litigation as a solution to lack of specific shareholder governance procedures

Outlining the Scope of EU Competition Claims
12:30

• The European Commission’s Horizontal Guidelines
• RPM and other Vertical restraints
• Continuing focus on classic cartels

Networking & Lunch Break
13:20

Revisiting the Impact of Cross-Border Claims
14:20

• Cooperation between multiple jurisdictions in both defence and pursual of class action claims
• Experience of establishing commonality across multiple jurisdictions
• Examining which regimes apply in which places, and the effect on liability

Discussing Effective Class Management and Distribution Strategies
15:00

• Difficulties in getting people in for Opt-In cases for sensitive matters like privacy cases and data breaches
• Notifying members of a very large and diverse class of relevant updates and developments in their case
• Litigation PR and Claims Administration

Networking & Refreshment Break
15:40

Recent Developments in Data Privacy Class Actions   
16:00

• How the EU RAD has built on the GDPR for consumers
• ECJ ruling on GDPR injunctions
• Upcoming potential for Data Privacy Claims

Understanding the Growing ESG Litigation Landscape
16:45

• NL precedent for environmental claims, Urgenda, KLM, and others
• Greenwashing cases and corporate climate commitments
• Enforcement of Modern Anti-Slavery Provisions

Chairperson's Closing Remarks
17:30